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Tag Archives: Michael Fallon MP
Kakistocracy: “Government by the worst people.”
If we were watching a satirical TV series in which the President of the USA re-tweeted deeply offensive messages without checking their veracity or source, the ability to switch off the screen or choose a different programme might make the … Continue reading
Lets clean Westminster up properly
The following is my column in todays Argus newspaper: As Hollywood and Westminster are both impacted by public revelations about the behaviour of a small but deeply influential number of community members it seems inevitable that the cultural change which is … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Michael Fallon MP, Ruth Davidson, Weinstein
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So how are you going to respond now?
Friday was the culmination of a long and complex peace process which our Government has been opposed to. Those words alone should be a wake up call to all of us, we have a Government that would rather go to … Continue reading
Posted in Community Safety, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Michael Fallon MP, NPT, Nuclear Disarmament, UN
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Where is the strategy?
The vote by our democratic and accountable House of Commons on 2nd December to start dropping bombs on Syria was passed, in part because the Government conceded that a strategy for the action was needed, but the bombing was a … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged David Cameron, Michael Fallon MP, Philip Hammond MP, Syria
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Inconsistent and damaging arguments
This week as PanamaGate has been unravelling, several of David Camerons Cabinet colleagues have tried to explain his actions and they seem to have created a bit of a mess. It may have been that people like Nick Boles and Michael Fallon along … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged David Cameron, Ian Cameron, Michael Fallon MP, Nick Boles
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A clear case of double standards
The furore emerging from the various Brexit campaign groups about the Governments decision to send out a referendum leaflet and their view that it will influence you and I in our voting behaviour is in stark contrast to many of the same people … Continue reading
The clock is ticking
Eight weeks today on 2nd December, a vote was held in the House of Commons that was described by a senior Tory as a “an urgent and immediate requirement.” Prior to that vote the Government had spent months trying to win … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Brimstone Missiles, Michael Fallon MP, Syria
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Biting off more than we want to chew
There are several items in the news over the last day or two that point to a difficult time for our Government and one of their oldest friends. The conflict in Syria which the David Cameron and Michael Fallon have … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Anna Soubry, David Cameron, Isil, Michael Fallon MP, Philip Hammond MP, Saudi Arabia, Sigmar Gabriel, Syria, Tim Cross, Yemen
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Time for a new Secretary
The Right Honourable Michael Fallon is Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Defence or Defence Secretary which means he is head of the Ministry of Defence. It is clear from his comments over the last 24 hours that he … Continue reading
